Since 1981, The John F. Kennedy University Oakland Center for Holistic Counseling provides a safe setting where adults, children, adolescents and seniors can find inner strength and direction through personal counseling. Clients receive active support as they grow personally and spiritually from the pain and joy found in their everyday experiences and relationships.

the Center has provided comprehensive, confidential counseling services to the diverse ethnic and socioeconomic communities of the East Bay. Adults, children, couples and families can receive counseling for a wide variety of issues, including:

Life transitions

Family conflicts and parenting

Relationship problems

Trauma, grief and loneliness

Spiritual crises

Anxiety, stress and depression

Incest and sexual abuse

Chronic pain and illness

Sexuality (all sexual orientations welcome)

The Center also offers low-fee therapy groups which focus on topics listed below.